dared

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dared

  • /dɛəd/ UK
  • /dɛɹd/ US

Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)d

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of dare Slumped way down in a chair, with both his feet. / Against the stove, the hottest day that summer. / He looked so clean disgusted from behind / There was no one that dared to stir him up , / Or let him know that he was being looked at . / Apparently I hadn't buried him ( I may have knocked him down

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Closest in meaning: bearded, challenged, defied, did, lied, ventured, risked, confronted, faced, braved, hazarded, adventured, gambled, attempted, essayed, endeavored

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"dared." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dared. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dared. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dared

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"dared." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dared.

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@misc{dared_2026,
  title = {dared},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dared},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}